Enabling WebGL in Browsers

Written by Godwin K. Ogbueze Updated over a week ago

Chrome is one the most used browsers and our recommended browser. You can enable WebGL chrome which enables Web Graphics memory.

WebGL chrome is a javascript API which allows the computer hardware to load or render 3D and 2D mathematical illustrations within your browser window. The best part is that you don’t need to install any third party plugins to access that because WebGL chrome is one of its integrated features which comes along with the installation package.

How To enable WebGL

On Chrome Browser:

First, you have to enable hardware acceleration by typing chrome://settings in the address bar.

Scroll down. and click on advanced.

Go to system section and check on hardware acceleration when available.

Close chrome and relaunch chrome browser.

Now go to chrome://gpu

Under graphics feature status, you might find three results.

Hardware accelerated: This means that WebGL is enabled and operating on the graphics card

Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable: This means that WebGL is enabled but its running on Software.

Unavailable: This means that WebGL is not available on hardware as well as software.

On Firefox Browser:

Type about:config in the address bar.

To enable WebGL, set webgl.force-enabled to true.

To enable Layers Acceleration, set layers.acceleration.force-enabled to true.

To enable Direct2D in Windows Vista/7, set gfx.direct2d.force-enabled to true.

Restart Firefox and try running a WebGL application.

On Safari Browser:

Some websites use WebGL for hardware-accelerated interactive 2D and 3D graphics. When you visit one, Safari may ask whether you want to trust the website’s use of WebGL. You have these choices:

Trust: Safari lets the website use WebGL, and doesn’t ask about it if you visit the site again.

Not Now: Safari doesn’t show WebGL content for this site now or when you visit the site again in the next 24 hours. If you visit the site after that, Safari asks again whether you want to trust the site’s use of WebGL.

Never for this Website: Safari doesn’t ever show WebGL content for this site.